Annan urges concrete actions to end poverty

UNITED NATIONS, Tuesday (Xinhua) UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with calls for concrete actions by world governments to fight poverty and hunger.

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Nations bolster sea treaty to prevent attacks

LONDON, Tuesday (Reuters) - A new treaty makes it illegal for ships to carry weapons of mass destruction and allows states to search in international waters vessels suspected of being used as floating bombs, the U.N.'s maritime body said on Monday.

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